No person shall operate a taxicab for hire upon
any street in the City of Paterson, nor shall any person who owns
or controls a taxicab permit it to be so driven, unless the driver
of said vehicle has:
A. A valid New Jersey driver's license or a valid license
from the state in which the taxicab service is located and his privilege
to drive in New Jersey is not revoked or under suspension.
B. A valid City of Paterson taxicab driver's license
or, where the operator merely discharged a passenger(s) within the
City of Paterson and did not pick up or attempt to pick up a passenger(s),
a valid license from the municipality in which the taxicab service
is located.
C. Successfully completed Paterson's taxicab driver orientation
class and any applicable refresher classes which are offered. All
driver's are required to attend driver orientation refresher classes
every three years.
D. Paid all outstanding motor vehicle or parking fines
in full.
Each applicant for a City of Paterson taxicab
driver's license shall:
A. Be at least 18 years of age.
B. Be of sound mind and body, with good eyesight and
not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble, drug or alcohol addiction
or any other infirmity which might render him or her unfit for the
operation of a taxicab.
C. Be able to read and write English.
D. Have driven a motor vehicle for at least one year.
E. Be clean in dress and person.
G. Not have a criminal conviction for any drug or sex
offense or for a violent crime, which includes but is not limited
to murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary and possession of a weapon.
H. Be a citizen of the United States or legal alien thereof.
I. Be the holder of a valid taxicab business license
or be the employee or promised employment by an individual who has
a valid taxicab business license.
J. Not have a conviction for driving while intoxicated
within the past three years.
K. Not currently have seven points or more for moving
violations on one's license.
L. Not have any motor vehicle or parking fines outstanding
which have not been fully paid.
[Amended 11-27-2012 by Ord. No. 12-049]
A. A license issued under this Part 1 shall be valid
for a period commencing on December 1 of the year of issuance and
ending on November 30 the following year unless sooner suspended or
revoked.
B. The fee for a taxicab driver’s license shall
be $75 per year or $50 for the remaining period if issued after December
1.
The Taxicab Division shall maintain a file on
each licensee, and such file shall contain:
A. The licensee's original application and all subsequent
applications for renewal, including photographs.
B. The licensee's official driving record submitted with
the original application, plus updates, which are to be submitted
with each application for renewal.
C. The licensee's official criminal history, plus updates,
which are to be submitted with each application for renewal application.
D. Any records of complaints made about the driver.
Subject to City Council approval, the Director
of the Taxicab Division is hereby authorized to make additional rules
and regulations for the ownership and/or operation of vehicles for
hire covered in this Part 1, so long as they are reasonable and not
inconsistent with the other provisions of this Part 1.